Icelandic Accented Letters: Complete List to Copy and Paste
Icelandic uses accented vowels (á, é, í, ó, ú, ý), the old letters ð and þ, plus æ and ö.
Click any letter below to copy it.
Lowercase Icelandic letters
Uppercase Icelandic letters
Unicode and HTML codes
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| á | a with acute | U+00E1 | á |
| ð | Eth | U+00F0 | ð |
| é | e with acute | U+00E9 | é |
| í | i with acute | U+00ED | í |
| ó | o with acute | U+00F3 | ó |
| ú | u with acute | U+00FA | ú |
| ý | y with acute | U+00FD | ý |
| þ | Thorn | U+00FE | þ |
| æ | ae ligature (ash) | U+00E6 | æ |
| ö | o with umlaut | U+00F6 | ö |
| Á | Capital A with acute | U+00C1 | Á |
| Ð | Capital eth | U+00D0 | Ð |
| É | Capital E with acute | U+00C9 | É |
| Í | Capital I with acute | U+00CD | Í |
| Ó | Capital O with acute | U+00D3 | Ó |
| Ú | Capital U with acute | U+00DA | Ú |
| Ý | Capital Y with acute | U+00DD | Ý |
| Þ | Capital thorn | U+00DE | Þ |
| Æ | Capital AE ligature (ash) | U+00C6 | Æ |
| Ö | Capital O with umlaut | U+00D6 | Ö |
Typing these letters quickly
On Windows, the fastest built-in route is an Alt code, for example Alt+0225 for á. On a Mac, press Option+E, then A. On phones, add the Icelandic keyboard so every letter sits on the long-press menu. The full typing guide has a chart for every letter.
Capital letters
Every lowercase Icelandic letter above has a capital form, and you should keep the accent on capitals. Dropping accents from capitals is an old typewriter habit; modern style guides for most languages, including the official French and Spanish academies, recommend keeping them.
Sorting and searching Icelandic text
Computers sort accented letters by code point unless told otherwise, which can put them after z. Use a locale-aware sort (for example localeCompare with the Icelandic locale in JavaScript, or a Icelandic collation in your database) so lists follow Icelandic alphabetical order.